Ray Lankester

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British zoologist (1847-1929)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1847 to 1929 · aged 82

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Portion of a ripe ovary of Sepia (cuttlefish) showing ova of various sizes and some empty capsules c, c. From Contributions to the developmental history of the Mollusca.Ray Lankester by Leslie Ward, Vanity Fair 1905Sir Edwin Ray Lankester in 1918

Awards 6

1920Linnean Medal

1913Copley Medal

1908Darwin-Wallace Medal

1885Royal Medal

Fellow of the Royal Society

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

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FatherEdwin Lankester

Connected to Ray 6

Eduard StrasburgerAlso won Darwin-Wallace MedalD'Arcy Wentworth ThompsonAlso won Linnean MedalGeorg Ossian SarsAlso won Linnean MedalCarl SkottsbergAlso won Darwin-Wallace MedalJohn Maynard SmithAlso won Darwin-Wallace MedalJosias Braun-BlanquetAlso won Linnean Medal

About this person

Country

United Kingdom

Category

Scientists

Type

Scientist

Status

deceased

Dates

Lived 1847 to 1929 · aged 82

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